May 3 : This Day in Music History Deaths

1977 : Helmut Koellen, German bass player and musician, died from carbon monoxide poisoning in Cologne, Germany at the age of 27. (Triumvirat)
See also: This Day in Music History Births (2 March 1950)

1987 : Dalida, Egyptian-born Italian singer and actress, born Iolanda Cristina Gigliotti, committed suicide by overdosing on barbiturates in Paris, France at the age of 54.
See also: This Day in Music History Births (17 January 1933)

1996 : Patsy Montana, American country music singer, songwriter and actress, born Ruby Rose Blevins, died at her home in San Jacinto, California, at the age of 87.
See also: This Day in Music History Births (30 October 1908)

2011 : Odell Brown, American jazz organist, born Odell Elliott Brown Jr. , died in Richfield, Minnesota, at the age of 71. (Marvin Gaye's organist)
See also: This Day in Music History Births (2 February 1940)